Norway vs Singapore: GDP per capita

Norway
98,778 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Singapore
103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Norway rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

GDP per capita over time

  • Norway
  • Singapore
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195019862023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices against 98,778 international-$ in 2021 prices in Norway, a difference of 4,311 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 16,687 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,047 international-$ in 2021 prices 11,639 international-$ in 2021 prices Norway
1970s 22,243 international-$ in 2021 prices 13,630 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,613 international-$ in 2021 prices Norway
1980s 33,010 international-$ in 2021 prices 24,341 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,669 international-$ in 2021 prices Norway
1990s 43,269 international-$ in 2021 prices 29,683 international-$ in 2021 prices 13,586 international-$ in 2021 prices Norway
2000s 80,408 international-$ in 2021 prices 59,345 international-$ in 2021 prices 21,063 international-$ in 2021 prices Norway
2010s 92,985 international-$ in 2021 prices 88,456 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,529 international-$ in 2021 prices Norway
2020s 97,433 international-$ in 2021 prices 102,671 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,237 international-$ in 2021 prices Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Norway or Singapore?
Singapore, at 103,089 international-$ in 2021 prices against 98,778 international-$ in 2021 prices in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Norway and Singapore?
4,311 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for gdp per capita?
Norway ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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